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Actress Liz Hurley was reportedly left shaken up after interrupting a burglary at her mansion.

The incident was reported to have happened early on a Sunday morning in November after she held a dinner party at the home the night before.

The thieves, who have not been caught, are believed to have fled with jewellery after the former model and her guests discovered the raid and called the police, it was reported.

Officers, who used sniffer dogs to search for the intruders, believe the house in Herefordshire was targeted randomly and that the burglars parked about half a mile away before walking up a footpath to the home, The Sun reported.

“Liz was very upset by this but has done the sensible thing and increased security," a source told the newspaper. "The place is now like Fort Knox."

"They don’t think Liz was targeted specifically and think thieves were just looking at large country houses to target."

A West Mercia Police spokeswoman said: “At about 9am on Sunday 19 November 2017, West Mercia Police received reports of a burglary in progress at a property.

“Officers attended, and the incident was investigated. No arrests have been made. If any new information comes to light it will be looked into."